Information Collection; Prompt Payment, 5450-5451 [2013-01565]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with 5450 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 17 / Friday, January 25, 2013 / Notices Response: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), agencies can request OMB approval of an existing information collection. The PRA requires that agencies use the Federal Register notice and comment process, to extend OMB’s approval, at least every three years. This extension, to a previously approved information collection, pertains to documentation necessary to support requests for advance payments. Specific financial information about the contractor is required before such payments can be authorized (see FAR 32.4 and 52.232– 12). The information serves as the basis for advance payments. Absent this information the suitability of the contractor to receive advance payments could not be ascertained, and would prevent the Government from making such payments. Comment: The respondent commented that the agency did not accurately estimate the public burden challenging that the agency’s methodology for calculating it is insufficient and inadequate and does not reflect the total burden. For this reason, the respondent provided that the agency should reassess the estimated total burden hours and revise the estimate upwards to be more accurate, as was done in FAR Case 2007–006. The same respondent also provided that the burden of compliance with the information collection requirement greatly exceeds the agency’s estimate and outweighs any potential utility of the extension. Response: Serious consideration is given, during the open comment period, to all comments received and adjustments are made to the paperwork burden estimate based on reasonable considerations provided by the public. This is evidenced, as the respondent notes, in FAR Case 2007–006 where an adjustment was made from the total preparation hours from three to 60. This change was made considering particularly the hours that would be required for review within the company, prior to release to the Government. The burden is prepared taking into consideration the necessary criteria in OMB guidance for estimating the paperwork burden put on the entity submitting the information. For example, consideration is given to an entity reviewing instructions; using technology to collect, process, and disclose information; adjusting existing practices to comply with requirements; searching data sources; completing and reviewing the response; and transmitting or disclosing information. The estimated burden hours for a collection are based on an average VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:39 Jan 24, 2013 Jkt 229001 between the hours that a simple disclosure by a very small business might require and the much higher numbers that might be required for a very complex disclosure by a major corporation. Also, the estimated burden hours should only include projected hours for those actions which a company would not undertake in the normal course of business. Careful consideration went into assessing the estimated burden hours for this collection, and it is determined that an upward adjustment is not required at this time. However, at any point, members of the public may submit comments for further consideration, and are encouraged to provide data to support their request for an adjustment. C. Annual Reporting Burden Respondents: 500. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 500. Hours per Response: 1. Total Burden Hours: 500. Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0073, Advance Payments, in all correspondence. Dated: January 17, 2013. William Clark, Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. [FR Doc. 2013–01465 Filed 1–24–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Docket 2012–0076; Sequence 49; OMB Control No. 9000–0102] Information Collection; Prompt Payment Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance. AGENCY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension to a previously approved information collection requirement concerning prompt payment. DATES: Submit comments on or before March 26, 2013. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000–0102, Prompt Payment, by any of the following methods: • Regulations.gov: https:// www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB control number. Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds with ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0102, Prompt Payment’’. Follow the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0102, Prompt Payment’’ on your attached document. • Fax: 202–501–4067. • Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: Hada Flowers/IC 9000–0102, Prompt Payment. Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 9000–0102, Prompt Payment, in all correspondence related to this collection. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Chambers, Procurement Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, (202) 501–3221 or email Edward.chambers@gsa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose Part 32 of the FAR and the clause at FAR 52.232–5, Payments Under FixedPrice Construction Contracts, require that contractors under fixed-price construction contracts certify, for every progress payment request, that payments to subcontractors/suppliers have been made from previous payments received under the contract and timely payments will be made from the proceeds of the payment covered by the certification, and that this payment request does not include any amount which the contractor intends to withhold from a subcontractor/supplier. Part 32 of the FAR and the clause at 52.232–27, Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts, further require E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 17 / Friday, January 25, 2013 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with that contractors on construction contracts— (a) Notify subcontractors/suppliers of any amounts to be withheld and furnish a copy of the notification to the contracting officer; (b) Pay interest to subcontractors/ suppliers if payment is not made by 7 days after receipt of payment from the Government, or within 7 days after correction of previously identified deficiencies; (c) Pay interest to the Government if amounts are withheld from subcontractors/suppliers after the Government has paid the contractor the amounts subsequently withheld, or if the Government has inadvertently paid the contractor for nonconforming performance; and (d) Include a payment clause in each subcontract which obligates the contractor to pay the subcontractor for satisfactory performance under its subcontract not later than 7 days after such amounts are paid to the contractor, include an interest penalty clause which obligates the contractor to pay the subcontractor an interest penalty if payments are not made in a timely manner, and include a clause requiring each subcontractor to include these clauses in each of its subcontractors and to require each of its subcontractors to include similar clauses in their subcontracts. These requirements are imposed by Public Law 100–496, the Prompt Payment Act Amendments of 1988. Contracting officers will be notified if the contractor withholds amounts from subcontractors/suppliers after the Government has already paid the contractor the amounts withheld. The contracting officer must then charge the contractor interest on the amounts withheld from subcontractors/suppliers. Federal agencies could not comply with the requirements of the law if this information were not collected. B. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden Data from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) regarding fixed price construction contracts for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 revealed that the number of affected contracts and, therefore, respondents has been reduced from the previously approved information collection. Time required to assemble and prepare notification or certification regarding withhold is estimated at .11 hours per notice. This estimate is based on the assumption that some construction contractors will be required to notify the Government of withholding and others will have to provide their payment certification, and VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:39 Jan 24, 2013 Jkt 229001 that 2,679 contractors under a total of 4,450 contracts will have to notify the Government 11 times per year. This estimate assumes automation of contractor records. The recordkeeping burden is based on the revised number of contracts for FY11 and the estimated hours from the previously approved collection. Annual Reporting Burden Respondents: 2,679. Responses per Respondent: 18.27. Total Responses: 48,950. Hours per Response: .11. Total Burden Hours: 5,384. Annual Recordkeeping Burden Recordkeepers: 4,450. Hours per Recordkeeper: 18. Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 80,100. Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0102, Prompt Payment, in all correspondence. Dated: January 18, 2013. William Clark, Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. [FR Doc. 2013–01565 Filed 1–24–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Docket 2012–0076; Sequence 39; OMB Control No. 9000–0053] Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Permits, Authorities, or Franchises Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension of a previously existing OMB clearance. AGENCIES: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5451 previously approved information collection requirement concerning permits, authorities, or franchises for regulated transportation. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 77 FR 55475, on September 10, 2012. One respondent submitted comments. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Submit comments on or before February 25, 2013. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000–0053, Permits, Authorities, or Franchises, by any of the following methods: • Regulations.gov: https:// www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB control number. Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds with ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0053, Permits, Authorities, or Franchises’’. Follow the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0053, Permits, Authorities, or Franchises’’ on your attached document. • Fax: 202–501–4067. • Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: Hada Flowers/IC 9000–0053, Permits, Authorities, or Franchises. Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 9000–0053, Permits, Authorities, or Franchises, in all correspondence related to this collection. All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 208–4949 or email michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5450-5451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01565]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Docket 2012-0076; Sequence 49; OMB Control No. 9000-0102]


Information Collection; Prompt Payment

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to 
an existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension to a 
previously approved information collection requirement concerning 
prompt payment.

DATES: Submit comments on or before March 26, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0102, Prompt Payment, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds 
with ``Information Collection 9000-0102, Prompt Payment''. Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
9000-0102, Prompt Payment'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: 
Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0102, Prompt Payment.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0102, Prompt Payment, in all correspondence related to 
this collection. All comments received will be posted without change to 
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Chambers, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA, (202) 501-3221 or email 
Edward.chambers@gsa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Part 32 of the FAR and the clause at FAR 52.232-5, Payments Under 
Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, require that contractors under 
fixed-price construction contracts certify, for every progress payment 
request, that payments to subcontractors/suppliers have been made from 
previous payments received under the contract and timely payments will 
be made from the proceeds of the payment covered by the certification, 
and that this payment request does not include any amount which the 
contractor intends to withhold from a subcontractor/supplier. Part 32 
of the FAR and the clause at 52.232-27, Prompt Payment for Construction 
Contracts, further require

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that contractors on construction contracts--
    (a) Notify subcontractors/suppliers of any amounts to be withheld 
and furnish a copy of the notification to the contracting officer;
    (b) Pay interest to subcontractors/suppliers if payment is not made 
by 7 days after receipt of payment from the Government, or within 7 
days after correction of previously identified deficiencies;
    (c) Pay interest to the Government if amounts are withheld from 
subcontractors/suppliers after the Government has paid the contractor 
the amounts subsequently withheld, or if the Government has 
inadvertently paid the contractor for nonconforming performance; and
    (d) Include a payment clause in each subcontract which obligates 
the contractor to pay the subcontractor for satisfactory performance 
under its subcontract not later than 7 days after such amounts are paid 
to the contractor, include an interest penalty clause which obligates 
the contractor to pay the subcontractor an interest penalty if payments 
are not made in a timely manner, and include a clause requiring each 
subcontractor to include these clauses in each of its subcontractors 
and to require each of its subcontractors to include similar clauses in 
their subcontracts.
    These requirements are imposed by Public Law 100-496, the Prompt 
Payment Act Amendments of 1988.
    Contracting officers will be notified if the contractor withholds 
amounts from subcontractors/suppliers after the Government has already 
paid the contractor the amounts withheld. The contracting officer must 
then charge the contractor interest on the amounts withheld from 
subcontractors/suppliers. Federal agencies could not comply with the 
requirements of the law if this information were not collected.

B. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden

    Data from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) regarding 
fixed price construction contracts for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 revealed 
that the number of affected contracts and, therefore, respondents has 
been reduced from the previously approved information collection. Time 
required to assemble and prepare notification or certification 
regarding withhold is estimated at .11 hours per notice. This estimate 
is based on the assumption that some construction contractors will be 
required to notify the Government of withholding and others will have 
to provide their payment certification, and that 2,679 contractors 
under a total of 4,450 contracts will have to notify the Government 11 
times per year. This estimate assumes automation of contractor records. 
The recordkeeping burden is based on the revised number of contracts 
for FY11 and the estimated hours from the previously approved 
collection.

Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 2,679.
    Responses per Respondent: 18.27.
    Total Responses: 48,950.
    Hours per Response: .11.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,384.

Annual Recordkeeping Burden

    Recordkeepers: 4,450.
    Hours per Recordkeeper: 18.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden Hours: 80,100.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 9000-0102, Prompt Payment, in all correspondence.

    Dated: January 18, 2013.
William Clark,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of 
Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-01565 Filed 1-24-13; 8:45 am]
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